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PEMSEA E-Updates is a FREE online newsletter distributed by the GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme on Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA). The newsletter aims to promote information sharing among individuals and institutions involved in coastal and marine environment protection and management.

E-Updates Vol. 9 Issue No. 2

In this issue, we feature the initial testing of the State of the Coasts (SOC) reporting in Batangas province in the Philippines; the Quest for Improved Freshwater in Stung Hav Community; and the Seminar/Workshop for the Implementation of ICM as National Strategy in the Philippines. Also featured are the Conference on the Coastal Zone Management and Projects of Asian Countries — Toward Restoration of Tokyo Bay; the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2009 preparations; and the recent issue of the Tropical Coasts entitled “One Vision, One People.”

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E-Updates Vol. 9 Issue No. 1

In this issue, we give tribute to Dr. Chua Thia-Eng who retires on 31 December 2007 as Regional Programme Director of PEMSEA after more than 13 years of service at PEMSEA. We also feature the recent PMO Directors and NFPs Workshop held in Manila, Philippines, in December 2007 and two projects funded by the Small Grants Programme-PEMSEA Joint Communiqué: one in Stung Hav district, Sihanoukville, Cambodia, and another led by ANAK-Balayan in Batangas Province, Philippines, as well as several other events.

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E-Updates Vol. 8 Issue No. 7

In this issue: PEMSEA inaugurates its new office building at the DENR compound, in Quezon City, Philippines; the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources and PEMSEA launches the Manila Bay Area Environmental Atlas; the Third Twinning Workshop on Ecosystem-based Management of Interrelated River Basins, Estuaries and Coastal Seas held in Tianjin, PR China. Also in this issue are articles on the Joint Meeting of the Batangas Bay Region Environmental Protection Council and the Provincial Solid Waste Management Board; the eight-day training workshop on rapid appraisal held in Lao People’s Democratic Republic; the 12th Intergovernmental Meeting of the NOWPAP; the launch of the Philippines Midterm Progress Report on the MDGs; and PEMSEA’s new intern from the Danang ICM Project Management Office in Vietnam.

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E-Updates Vol. 8 Issue No. 6

In this issue, we bring you news and photos of the recent coastal cleanup activities in Batangas Province and Manila Bay (Philippines) as part of the 22nd Annual International Coastal Cleanup. In Vietnam, 23 local governments from eight countries across the East Asian Region convened in the 2007 Forum of the PEMSEA Network of Local Governments for Sustainable Coastal Development (PNLG). Policy reform, sustainable financing and investment for pollution reduction are the focus of the Twinning Workshop in Tianjin, PR China this October.

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E-Updates Vol. 8 Issue No. 5

In this issue, read about: The First Partnership Council Meeting conducted in Manado City, Indonesia, last 17-20 July, which was participated in by 11 State Partners and 11 non-State Partners; the forthcoming Executive Committee Meeting on 14–15 September at the PEMSEA Office, in Manila, to discuss the decisions and actions required by the EAS Partnership Council; and the new PEMSEA Partners the International Ocean Institute (IOI) and the Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia (SENSA) which were officially introduced and welcomed during the Partnership Council Meeting. Other news include: the State of the Coasts Reporting; Stakeholder Consultation and Formulation of SDS-SEA Work Program for Timor-Leste; the 2007 PNLG Forum in Danang; the IW Conference where the GEF/World Bank/UNDP/PEMSEA Strategic Partnership was recognized; and an article from the EAS Youth Network’s Cris Evert Lato.

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Access older issues of E-Updates, from 2003 up to the most previous issue. The news are compiled per issue and are available in PDF format.

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E-Updates Vol. 9 Issue No. 3

In this issue, we feature the scaling up of the Chonburi ICM Program cover the entire provincial coastline; efforts towards stronger fishery management in Batangas Province; new publications that include the Bataan Coastal Land- and Sea-use Zoning Plan and the Securing the Oceans: Essays on Ocean Governance; and the 2nd Executive Committee (EC) meeting and Partnership Night held in Manila, as well as the preparations for the 2nd East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting.

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